When a river empties into an ocean, all of
its characteristics, such as its speed, its current and its shape are
destroyed, yet not one drop of its substance, the water, is lost. Similarly,
when a person discovers the wisdom of the Dao and practices it with their whole
heart, all negativity is washed away like the footprints on a beach at high
tide. The Dao “creates without creating”. All is
lost and all is found. Just as the bright sunlight exposes the non-existence of the
monster hiding under the bed, the Dao illuminates the mind and makes it easier
to see. So you see, the Dao both creates and destroys.
